The Academy searches the world for the most promising pianists, violinists, violists, cellists and chamber ensembles of trios and quartets to become Fellows of its Soloist & Chamber Music Programme, Eight from each solo discipline and two ensembles are selected for three weeks of mentorship and coaching by a faculty that is second to none. A select number of promising young students-in-residence, aged 13 to 15, are also invited to soak up the Festival experience with the aim of inspiring them to apply for full Academy Fellowships in the future. The study and performance of chamber music is fundamental at Verbier. In addition to classes and coachings offered to two pre-formed trios or quartets, all soloists, including students-in-residence, are assigned to chamber music groups and take part in chamber music masterclasses in addition to those in their respective disciplines.
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Applications are now closed. The deadline was 27 January 2020.
GUIDELINES & APPLYCandidates were informed of the Academy’s decision 9 March 2020. The names of successful candidates were posted on Wednesday 25 March.
with generous support of:
Aspect Foundation
Mia & Anders Bergendahl
IDAGIO
Fondation Juchum
The Tabor Foundation
Mentors 2020
Piano
Sergei Babayan
Richard Goode
Stephen Kovacevich
András Schiff
Violin
Viola
Isabel Charisius
Veronika Hagen
Antoine Tamestit
Cello
Chamber Music
Isabel Charisius
Pierre Colombet (Quatuor Ébène)
Pamela Frank
Veronika Hagen
Mathieu Herzog
Raphaël Merlin (Quatuor Ébène)
András Schiff
Alasdair Tait
Gábor Takács-Nagy
21st Century Artist Training
Mary Javian
Gary Leboff
Pedja Muzijevic
Karen Zorn
Injury Prevention & Mechanics
Fit as a Fiddle with Pamela Frank and Howard Nelson
Life Coaching
Johannes Crol
Alumni Mentors
In its quest for excellence, the Academy has developed collaborations with some of the greatest mentors and coaches. Returning 2020 mentors are marked with an asterix.
Piano
Joaquín Achúcarro
Sergei Babayan*
Dmitri Bashkirov
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
Michel Béroff
Bella Davidovich
Leon Fleisher
Claude Frank †
Richard Goode*
Gary Graffman
Klaus Hellwig
Joseph Kalichstein
Stephen Kovacevich*
Menahem Pressler
Ferenc Rados
András Schiff*
Violin
Kristóf Baráti
Zakhar Bron
Ana Chumachenco
Pamela Frank*
Ivry Gitlis
Ida Haendel
András Keller
Young-Uck Kim
Igor Oistrakh
György Pauk
Joseph Silverstein
Dmitry Sitkovetsky
Boris Kuschnir*
Dora Schwarzberg
Isaac Stern
Viktor Tretiakov
Donald Weilerstein
Eduard Wulfson
Pinchas Zukerman
Viola
Yuri Bashmet
Isabel Charisius*
Gerard Caussé
Roberto Diaz
Yuri Gandelsman
Nobuko Imai
Kim Kashkashian
Paul Neubauer
Lawrence Power
Antoine Tamestit*
Lars Anders Tomter
Tabea Zimmermann
Cello
Lynn Harrell
Frans Helmerson*
Gary Hoffman
Ralph Kirshbaum*
Laurence Lesser
Julian Lloyd Webber
Miklós Perényi*
Ferenc Rados
Torleif Thedéen
Jian Wang
Chamber Music
Alfred Brendel
Pamela Frank*
András Keller
Menahem Pressler
Ferenc Rados
András Schiff*
Alasdair Tait
Gábor Takács-Nagy*
Pinchas Zukerman
Klaus Hellwig